Emulsifier device



June27, 1950 LQPATA 2,513,035

EMULSIFIER DEVICE Filed July 30, 1947 wlw w INVENTOR. [IQ/11.1 024 m AT TUBA/E1 Patented June 27, 1950 UNITED STAT 'EMULSIFIER DEVICE I Ira L. Lopata, Elizabeth, J.

Application July 30, 1947, Serial No. 764,840

This invention relates to mixing and emulsifying devices.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an emulsifier device of the character described whereby a continuous supply of suitable liquid mixture may be emulsified and substantiall simultaneously taken off or dispensed.

Another object of my invention is to provide in an emulsifying device of thecharacter described the combination of agitator propellers in a cham-. ber, the walls of which are provided with a plurality of sharp pointed projections designed to rupture the fat globules in the mixture whereby the process of emulsifying is greatly speeded up.

Still another object of my invention is to provide an emulsifier device which shall comprise relatively few and simple parts, which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture. which shall be easy to assemble and operate and which at the same time shall represent a general improvement in the art.

Other objects of my invention will become apparent as the description of the operation thereof proceeds or will hereafter be more fully pointed out. f

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional View, partly in elevation of an emulsifier device constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention;

Fig.2 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan view illustrating the propeller agitators as viewed along the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 44 of Fi 1;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of the wall surrounding the mixing chamber shown in Fig. 1, to illustrate the means employed to facilitate emulsification; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Referring now in detail to the drawings I have shown an emulsifier device constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention and comprising a hollow main body member I having a top wall H, a surrounding side wall I2, and open at the bottom. The side wall |2 at its lower end is provided with areduced diameter portion I4 which may be externally threaded and which is threaded to a base member having I an upwardly extending internally threaded wall portion I6. The base member I5 is provided with an impervious transverse upper Wall lfic. It is thus seen that there is provided;

4 Claims. (01.259 8) an enclosed chamber |1 adapted to receive therein a supply of liquid mixture to be emulsified, may comprise milk and butter, which is heated, and then placed in a suitablev feeding receptacle 20 of any shape andsize-andof any suitable material .such as for example glass, as shown.v The bottom of the receptacle 2!) may be provided withan externally threaded open neck portion 2| which is received in a correspondingly threaded inner Wall 22 of an opening23 inthe upper portion of. the main body member l0, above the wall II. A

through aperture 25 in the wall I communicates directly withthe interior of the receptacle 20 and with themixing chamber l1.

a reduced externally threaded, portion 3|.

It is thus seen that whenthe receptacle 29 is supplied with the mixture to be emulsified, the mixing chamber H will be filled through the opening 25. v

The following means are employed for mixing and emulsifying the contents of the mixing. cham- Fixed to the upper end of the shaft 4| by any suitable manner such as for example by having a portion of the shaft 3! adjacent its top end of non-circular cross-sectional contour projecting through correspondingly shaped openings in the hub portion of the propeller blades 34 and 35. In order to prevent leakage of the mixture in the chamber through the opening in the hub 30 for the shaft 4|, I provide the following means:

The shaft 4| is provided with an enlarged diameter area 36 fitted into a correspondingly enlarged opening in the upper end'of the hub 30. A suit- I able packing member 31 surrounding the shaft 4| is seated on the shoulder formed by the openings for the shaft portion 36. A cap member 38 ,may be threadedly received on the portion 3| and another packing 39 similar to the packing 3! surrounds that portion of the shaft adjacent the 3 top of the shaft portion 36.

Any suitable well known means may be em- 3 actuate the blades 34 and 35, such as for example, any standard type of electric motor which may be contained in the base (not shown).

As shown in Fig. 3 the leading edges 34:; and 35a of the propellers 34 and 35 respectively are sharpened to present a knife edge so that when the said blades are rotated at a desired speed in a clockwise direction as viewed from Fig. 3 the fat globules in the mixture will be cut more readily and :thus facilitate the emulsifying action.

To further facilitate and speed up the emulsifying action of the mixture in the chamber l], I have provided the inner wall I20, surrounding the chamber ll with a plurality of sharp-pointed projections 40. These projections as best shown in Fig. 5 may be made in any suitable way and serve to cut and break up the fat globules by; the action of the propeller blades 34 and 35 rotating at great speed so as to throw the liquid-mixture up against the walls rupturing the fat globules thereby. '..Ther@s'aid :proj-ections -40 may be: made in any-suitable well knownmanner.

which I-xhave found that satisfactory results are One way in obtained: is ;to'-provide-the: said :inner wall I12a of f the :chamber 1 l *with. aniinternal :threa'd -.of. any

suitable pitch and; then; to cut, circumferentially disposed. transverse parallel ridges. through the threads thereby :providing. sharp pointed r-projections. The-combination of .the action .ofsthe zpropellenblades inputting theglobulesof fat ofa the mixture :and :at the samentime": the action; of

said .bladesin throwing forcibly the said3miXture against the surrounding wall l2a'oftthe chamber where the saidglobules. are again 'IbIOkGII sup,

greatly i speeds up:the. process ;of emulsification.v

, In accordance with'my invention Ihavewprovided means whereb the emulsified liquid-made in the mixing chamber I! as above. 'describedds -automatically taken 01?, orsdispens'ed. -..As;shown in Figs. 1 andfi I rovide altubulars take on spout-l 50 of any desired length which is mounted tangentially of the chamber SI 11 in anropening 5| in the side wall I2 of the main body member 21 i).

The saidopening 5 l' is preferably incli-nedcdownwardlyas shown in Fig; 1' so that theaemulsified a sleeve member-Glithrough the bore of which the said spoutit-frictionally passes. Thefsleeve 16!] comprises an enlarged portion 60a which is externallyknurl'ed and a" reduced portion fillb, the

' latter portion Bfib being externally threaded-and receivedin a correspondingly threaded portion-in 'anenlarged portion of the wall opening 5|.

It is thus seen that from the above described:

action that when the shaft '3l' is caused- -to rotate by any suitable driving means the'propellers '34 and "35 will 'be caused-to rotate and the liquid in l the chamber IT will quickly: become-emulsified. Due to ,theg'fact that the' spout iifl is disposed tangent to' the circumference of the *inner' wall 12a the emulsified liquid therein ---willbe flung r into.the spout"fillithrough'the' openyinner end Jthereof when the blades 34' andjSE-rQtate -in a counter-clockwise"direction as ieWed-from -Figs;

land 3 of the drawings, and thus 'bekdispensed.

" It is'alsonoted that as soon asyemulsified-liquid is taken from the chamberlfl additional mixture from the container" 20 'TWiHfiOW 'into "the-said "hollow chamber therebetween, means for removably mounting said main body member on ,7 said base member in such manner whereby said top wall of said base member will close oil the r-bottom-qopening of said main body member to 15 forman enclosed chamber adapted to hold a supply of-suitable mixture to be emulsified, a ro- ,tatably,mounted agitator in said chamber, means comprising a shaft projecting upwardly from said base-'member for driving said agitator, the said side wall of chamber being provided with a plurality-10f sharp; pointed projections designed to rupture the fat globules in the mixture as itis -throwni.zth'ereagainst by said;;agi,tator,. a spout member mounted: onsa'idlmainbodysmember and communicating directly' with saidchamberysaid spoutiimemberz being downwardly-inclined and having a portion -thereof=extending slightly into -.;saidzchamber lwherebyithe emulsified-mixture will i,-be -cau ht therebyywhilerbeing agitated and autoi maticarlly; caused to flow from said chamber, and

- an inletlopen-ingin'thetop wall of said main body a'membersto supply saidrchamber with the mixture v. described accordin :to claim 1 in which there is eprovidedjflanw independentv receptacle member uadaptedntorlserveas asource of supply of said =.mixture,;sa-idreceptacle member having an out- 1817;0116Ilillg; communicating, with the inlet Open.

-.i1'1'g sinzsaidj mainrbody member.

3. An emulsifying device; pfthev character -described.-;according to ;.claim 1; in.;which-there is provided.) :ansgcindependent receptacle member adaptedsto -serve;as. aqsource of supply iofssaid mixture, said receptacle member having anolltlet opening communicating with the inlet opening :in said; main? body. .membenand means for re movably -mountin'g: :said receptacle on said main bodyimember. V

450 i An emulsifierludevice-.of the :character described comprising a hollow main: bodymember having a tOp' wall-and a surrounding I, side wall, andopen at th'e'bottom, a-base member having a top wall, means for attaching said base ;member 'to said'maihbody member whereby said: top wall supply of said li uidmixture,-an inlet aperture in said top w'allof-said main body member communica'tingdi-reci ;1y-= with: the interior 101' said receptacle "to-permit said fluid 'mixture to enter said-mixingchamber, a hubpor tion integral with -said base member and projectingupwardly thereaknifeedge to cut the fat globules-in saidliquid mixture to facilitate the emulsifyingaction, the u surface of -saidsurrounding .wall of said I mixing chambenbeingprovided with aplurality of sharp ---pointed=--' projections --to --fui'-tl 1 er; facilitate the chainberto becomeimm'ediatelyemulsified'there-'"76- "emulsifying-action by breaking up the fat globule 5 when the said liquid mixture is thrown against REFERENCES CITED said sharp pointed projections by the force of said The following references are of record in the agitator blades when rotated, means for causing me of this patent:

the rotation of said shaft, a tangential, downwardly inclined opening in said surrounding side 5, UNITED STATES PATENTS Wall of said main body member, disposed rela- Number Name Date tively near the area of rotation of said agitator 81,716 Watts Sept. 1, 1868 blades and communicating directly with said 1,062,306 Stobie May 20, 1913 mixing chamber, a tubular take-off spout 1,683,500 Thordarson Sept. 4, 1928 mounted in said last named inclined Opening. in 1,988,743 MacKenzie Jan. 22, 1935 2,240,213 Fromm Apr. 29, 1941 IRA L. LOPATA. 2,315,018 Lawrence Mar. 30, 1943 

